Expecting Trouble

Many institutions have adopted a maternal early warning system in order to identify women at risk of significant morbidity. Once a warning sign is identified, however, a quick response is indicated to keep the patient’s condition from deteriorating. This book is a practical resource to help the medical professional address these situations. This practical resource has easily accessed emergency management plans to deal with critical conditions in obstetric care, in which maternal health or life is threatened. Decision algorithms and summary boxes are featured throughout for ease of reading.